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State of Child Health 2026: Wales - Quick read

State of Child Health 2026 provides a clear and comprehensive overview of children’s health across the UK, analysing progress against 12 key child health indicators. Our quick read report in English and Welsh summarises data and recommendations for Wales.

Health policy

News

Paediatricians fear that children in Wales may become ‘unhealthiest generation in decades’.

9 September 2026

New data analysis shows children’s health in Wales is declining, with poorer outcomes in oral health, asthma and mental health, alongside some of the worst obesity rates in the UK.

Event

National Neonatal Audit Programme summary report and data webinar

20 October 2026

The NNAP project team will publish its next audit report on 8 October. Join us to hear the key findings and national recommendations, learn from teams that have successfully used NNAP data to drive improvement and discover how to make the most of our reporting tools to support your own local quality...

Neonatal medicine

Infant health

Quality improvement

News

ACCIA publishes annual report for 2025 National Clinical Impact Awards

3 August 2026

The Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards (ACCIA) has published its annual report and updated nominal roll for the 2025 National Clinical Impact Awards round.

Volunteering opportunity

Workforce and Recruitment Board: SAS Representative

Closing date

21 September 2026

In this new role, you'll give a voice to Specialist, Associate specialist and Specialty doctors in College discussions on medical workforce and recruitment. The Board works to ensure fair, robust and inclusive selection processes, embedding quality improvement.

Workforce

Volunteering opportunity

Clinical Lead for Exam Preparation

Closing date

21 September 2026

Review our exam preparation education programme for UK and international exam candidates, which includes both courses and online learning. Scope options to improve and expand this, ensuring the content is of the highest standard and in line with our exam syllabi. You'll sit on our Education and Lear...

Examinations

News

The UK is raising one of the unhealthiest generations in decades, paediatricians warn

14 July 2026

The UK now has some of the worst outcomes for children in Europe, with declining vaccination rates and rising asthma admissions and mental health disorders. Paediatricians warn that, without urgent action, the UK is on track to raise one of the unhealthiest generations of children in decades.

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State of Child Health 2026: Oral health

This indicator examines the rate of tooth decay by reporting the proportion of children aged 5 years with obvious tooth decay across England, Scotland and Wales. Data for Northern Ireland were last collected in 2018 and are not included.

Oral health

Health policy

Document

State of Child Health 2026: Obesity

This indicator looks at the prevalence of children across the UK who are overweight or obese when they start primary school compared to when they finish by measuring a child’s body mass index (BMI).

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State of Child Health 2026: Vaping and smoking

This indicator reports primarily on youth vaping trends by examining the proportion of children aged 15 who are e-cigarette users, including those who have ever tried an e-cigarette and those who currently vape, across the UK.